"Because he was not previously cleared for the tour."
Another MOH winner's family was turned away because the man's grandson was wearing shorts.
You know, I think that winning the Medal of Honor is clearance enough for admission to the White House, but what do I know? I'm just a hick from Florida, not a Harvard graduate.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
USS Independence In The News
In a nice puff piece in the UK Daily Mail, to be precise.
Click the link to read the article and check out pics such as this one:
Click the link to read the article and check out pics such as this one:
Heinlein On "One World"
Lastly, this trip around the world cured me of One-Worldism; I have fully recovered and am as immune to it as I am to measles. The idea of one sovereign world nation, free forever of the peril of war, working together in peace and harmony, is an appealing one. I do wish we could afford it. But, the earth and the human race being what they are, we cannot...not unless we are willing to accept the logical and inevitable consequences. "One World" means a situation in which the United States is not sovereign. That means that the United States would be outvoted...which just as certainly means that they would swarm over us immediately after counting the votes.
That which I am willing to fight for I am not willing to surrender as a result of counting noses in China and India. Therefore, no World State for me. It's a trap. (ellipsis in original)
- - From Tramp Royale
That which I am willing to fight for I am not willing to surrender as a result of counting noses in China and India. Therefore, no World State for me. It's a trap. (ellipsis in original)
- - From Tramp Royale
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
I Wonder If They'll Be Sued For Discrimination...
...by a skinny girl?
A new fashion magazine in UK promises to focus on the needs of full-figured women and not use skinny girls as models, and not offer diet tips.
I don't think I'd kick this one out of bed:
How say you?
A new fashion magazine in UK promises to focus on the needs of full-figured women and not use skinny girls as models, and not offer diet tips.
I don't think I'd kick this one out of bed:
How say you?
Ready For Yer Iron Man Suit?
Here it is:
From Raytheon, via UK Telegraph.
The articulation and movements of the suit remind me of the immortal Humpbot:
Still, it's a good start.
From Raytheon, via UK Telegraph.
The articulation and movements of the suit remind me of the immortal Humpbot:
Still, it's a good start.
More On The Pizza Hut Shooting
The usual suspects, and both of them convicted felons, as you might imagine.
Still more here.
The delivery driver was remarkably compliant with the robbery until it became obvious that his gun was about to be discovered, at which point he took action.
Still more here.
The delivery driver was remarkably compliant with the robbery until it became obvious that his gun was about to be discovered, at which point he took action.
America's Newest Entrepeneur/Inventor...
...and the device that will make him rich: Bill Moyer and his bedbug detector.
Pic:
You read it here first.
Pic:
You read it here first.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Follow the Bucks
Matt Drudge at play:
Harry Truman, of course, had a sign on his desk proclaming The Buck Stops Here. Obama usually passes the buck to George W. Bush, or looks desperately for the present button that he pushed so many times as an Illinois state senator. Biden, of course, was a counterfeiter, passing off other peoples' bucks as his own.
Harry Truman, of course, had a sign on his desk proclaming The Buck Stops Here. Obama usually passes the buck to George W. Bush, or looks desperately for the present button that he pushed so many times as an Illinois state senator. Biden, of course, was a counterfeiter, passing off other peoples' bucks as his own.
Catchphrase of the Day
"Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes."(sic) (Who watches the watchmen?)
h/t Instapundit.
I'm no Latin scholar, but that last word should be spelled custodes, I think.
h/t Instapundit.
I'm no Latin scholar, but that last word should be spelled custodes, I think.
Invoking Antaeus
Stanley Fish does so in a fine New York Times op/ed that chides leftists for disparaging the Tea Party.
That's stupid and if you believe it you're stupid, too has never really been a good way to persuade people that their opinion is incorrect.
That's stupid and if you believe it you're stupid, too has never really been a good way to persuade people that their opinion is incorrect.
In Other Book News...
...Monster Hunter Vendetta by Larry Correia is in stores today.
Also, just finished John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades, which is a worthy sequel to Old Man's War.
Also, just finished John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades, which is a worthy sequel to Old Man's War.
Over At Roberta's Place...
...a fine review of Volume 1 of William H. Patterson's biography of Robert A. Heinlein.
The Adventures of Roberta X: Robert A. Heinlein Bio: Book Report
The Adventures of Roberta X: Robert A. Heinlein Bio: Book Report
I'd Be Willing To Bet That's EX-Employee Now
Here in Charlotte, a Pizza Hut employee shot two armed robbers dead while a third escaped.
Since employees of corporate-owned businesses such as Pizza Hut aren't usually permitted to carry guns on the job, the employee in question will likely lose his job, even if the DA finds it to be a clear act of self-defense. It's how things work in the corporate world, and I was once in the same situation myself, so I sympathize. Still, it's nice to have two worthless sub-humans taken out of the local gene pool.
Since employees of corporate-owned businesses such as Pizza Hut aren't usually permitted to carry guns on the job, the employee in question will likely lose his job, even if the DA finds it to be a clear act of self-defense. It's how things work in the corporate world, and I was once in the same situation myself, so I sympathize. Still, it's nice to have two worthless sub-humans taken out of the local gene pool.
Fill Your Hands...
...you son of a bitch. Here I come!
That is to say, the remake of True Grit comes to theaters for Christmas. Here's the trailer:
I'm conflicted about this one. True Grit is my favorite John Wayne movie, and it was successful because it didn't stray too far from the Charles Portis novel, and in fact lifted huge chunks of dialog from the same. I really don't want to see the story made politically correct, and I don't want to see the injection of Hollywood bullshit into it either, such as snide references to the Tea Party or changing the name of the villain to Lucky Ned Palin. In other words, I don't want to see a leftist remake of True Grit.
At the same time, there are some things that were in the book that I'd like to see in the remake, since they weren't in the John Wayne film. In the book, the rattlesnake bite results in Mattie losing her arm, and there was a sequence in the novel after the conclusion in which Mattie's later life is sketched (she became a rich spinster bank owner) and her search for the aged Rooster, only to find that he had died.
Ah, well. We shall see what we shall see.
h/t Joan of Argghh! at Primordial Slack.
That is to say, the remake of True Grit comes to theaters for Christmas. Here's the trailer:
I'm conflicted about this one. True Grit is my favorite John Wayne movie, and it was successful because it didn't stray too far from the Charles Portis novel, and in fact lifted huge chunks of dialog from the same. I really don't want to see the story made politically correct, and I don't want to see the injection of Hollywood bullshit into it either, such as snide references to the Tea Party or changing the name of the villain to Lucky Ned Palin. In other words, I don't want to see a leftist remake of True Grit.
At the same time, there are some things that were in the book that I'd like to see in the remake, since they weren't in the John Wayne film. In the book, the rattlesnake bite results in Mattie losing her arm, and there was a sequence in the novel after the conclusion in which Mattie's later life is sketched (she became a rich spinster bank owner) and her search for the aged Rooster, only to find that he had died.
Ah, well. We shall see what we shall see.
h/t Joan of Argghh! at Primordial Slack.
Monday, September 27, 2010
This Woman Has a Tough Life
Judging BBQ up in Mayberry (Mt. Airy, NC).
Truly, though, this upcoming month is going to be big here in NC, lots of festivals and events going on, the biggest being the annual Lexington BBQ festival.
Truly, though, this upcoming month is going to be big here in NC, lots of festivals and events going on, the biggest being the annual Lexington BBQ festival.
WWII Naval Ship Vandalized
USS Emmons, a destroyer attacked by five kamikaze planes during the Battle of Okinawa and sunk by the Navy to prevent if falling into Japanese hands.
Divers apparently stole the ships brass builder's plaque.
Divers apparently stole the ships brass builder's plaque.
Man Dies In Segway Accident
Drove his Segway off a cliff.
Meanwhile, in other news, Titanic star Gloria Stuart has died at the age of 100, not while riding a Segway.*
*I'll call this a Segway segue.
Meanwhile, in other news, Titanic star Gloria Stuart has died at the age of 100, not while riding a Segway.*
*I'll call this a Segway segue.
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